The Blood Elves have disappeared from the human world, and in order to escape the hunts of witchers and monsters, they have taken refuge in the Underworld, Horadona, and the Far North, where some nobles and merchants still raise some of the fine-looking Blood Elves.

Sylvana is a blood elf who was once raised by humans and escaped from life, relying on the primordial magic of the blood elves to become a respected female elf mage.

And now, she plays for Quirk: "Sylvana, come for peace. The war between the Qatari world and Serdis had been going on for a long time, and Quich wanted Horadona to keep peace with the Lord of Plum City, and the freedmen of Na agreed to withdraw from all lands, including Riverbend Fort, in the hope of signing a new peace agreement with the Grand Duke of Merfar. ”

Hewan Fort is an orc castle located on the east side of Meicheng's territory, which was completely annexed by Horadona after being cleared by the Terran army and eaten by whales for centuries.

Horadona bowed his head voluntarily, and this decision was obviously the personal decision of the troll lord, as the wizards and barbarians would not agree.

"What Horadona needs to be convinced of is order, and to prepare for war." Merfal shook his head, rejecting Horadona's bow.

This made Sylvana's brows furrow, but she could only step back and whisper, "We serve the ...... of death."

After stepping through the door of flames, and after the teleportation channel disappeared, Mefal relied on it again, returning to his tired appearance.

Over the course of several days, one knight after another went to the place of belonging, gathering the vassals from all over the country, with more than twenty vassals in Meicheng, and one knight to Horadona with a formal declaration of war by the vassals of the Qatari Empire, which stated the demands for war and the conditions of peace, but in fact, these two were empty.

Peasants in the fields were drafted into the army, and after being issued by officers, they were used as convoys to serve at the front.

A third of the soldiers were drawn from each fiefdom and brought back by the knights who read the call-up. There were armies that crossed the fields, and there were armies that came up from the port of ships, these people came from Qatar or the rest of the world of Serdis, and the Lionhearts plundered the whole world!

This is a hoplite corps of about 4,000 people, and its banner is a golden lion with teeth and claws, for which Meicheng paid 150,000 gold coins to recruit these mercenary groups, in the eyes of the northern countries watching the play, it is simply superfluous.

In the eyes of many principalities and the Emperor of Qatar, who was still fighting at the time of Serdis, with the military size of the city and the strength of Mefal, the iron hooves of the city of Plum crushed Horadona was like an elephant attacking a skinny calf.

Merfal's exaggerated record has spread far and wide in the Qatari world, and even the nobles of the Qatari Empire complained that the emperor should take Merfal with him, and maybe the emperor of Serdis would agree to Qatar's excessive agreements.

Before the cold winter really came, the two legions stationed outside Meicheng set off for the front line in the wind and snow. Even if the iron armor is wrapped in two layers of cotton cloth armor to keep warm, it can still penetrate the cold on the cheeks, and the Dandong First Legion and the Kellyd First Legion move forward and forward.

The First Legion of Dandong City had a total of 2,000 soldiers, including 300 cavalrymen, while the First Legion of Meicheng Kellid had 3,400 soldiers, including 600 cavalrymen. In addition to the march of more than 5,000 men, there were men in the rear who carried carts forward, and unicycles staggered one after another, with only a few wagons carrying heavy ordnance.

They are not the main force, but the pioneers who stabilize the front first, and the Lionheart Legion will rest outside the city of Meicheng, and then will also go to the battlefield as a follow-up force.

During this time, Perandon the Witcher received news from his companion that Leah had made the anti-magic armor he needed, and was sitting on the railing of the creek in the red wizard's robes as usual.

Perandon walked slowly, the river was not frozen, all kinds of garbage were piled up on the riverbed, and a few black rats had burrowed into it through the cracks in the stone walls of the riverbank.

"Waited a while?" Perandon spoke.

Leah came back to her senses, watched Perrin climb up and down, got down from the railing, handed over the burden on her back and said, "It's been a while, can you not let me wait for you every time?" A level 6 enchantment stone was placed, and the armor itself was made of ordinary steel, only the materials for the links and the front plate were required by me to be Mithril. ”

This armor is much thicker than the kind of armor worn by a soldier, but compared to a soldier, he only guarantees the protection of a frontal warrior, can resist certain magical elements, and there is a level 6 enchanted stone in the center of the armor, which can resist magical attacks.

"In the past few days, a lot of news has been circulating in the city, and Meicheng and Horadona have officially declared war!" Leah frowned and said, "You're not going back?" ”

"I gave up......," Perandon shook his head and smiled helplessly, "He is the Grand Duke of Meicheng." ”

Ever since he became a witcher, he has chosen the path of solitude.

Leah looked dazed, and finally waved her hand at him helplessly before leaving: "See you next time, Perandon, be careful." ”

A few gangster-looking men passed by, and Perandon straightened his hair, some of which was dry, put on his hood and walked away quickly under the eaves.

In the evening, Tovey came out of the hotel to meet Perandon, and the two of them headed to the Shadow Forest overnight.

"There's no news of that guy in the Setast district, he's long gone." Tovey said, the tall steed shaking its head restlessly, and the cold weather around him made Tovey exhale a long breath as he spoke.

This was expected by Perandon, who said indifferently: "We're late." ”

The wind was bitterly cold in the Shadow Forest, and the two witchers tied their horses and stepped into it.

"I remember that packs of wrinkled-skinned wolves could be seen more than a dozen miles outside the Shadow Forest, and it seems that this year's cold snap has scared them." Tovey walked vigilantly behind Perandon, ready to draw the steel sword behind his back and fight.

Perandon nodded: "Find him, and we'll go." ”

He took a handful of yellowish salt from his pouch and sprinkled it on the ground to attract the goblins of the Shadow Forest. The number of goblins has become scarce since the appearance of humans in the Qatari world, and some can exist in some hidden places and no man's land.

There was soon a rustle among the trees, and Perandon and Tovey looked in the direction of the sound, and two very emaciated-looking goblins came out.

Seeing that it was human, the two goblins did not show fear, but looked at each other, waiting for their movements.

Perandon crouched down, motioned to the salt on the ground, and said, "Let's look for a man who came to the Shadow Forest some time ago to help us, these are all yours. ”

After the two goblins made eye contact with each other, one of the bolder goblins bowed comically and responded to Perandon in Qatari, "Gagu knows, that male human Gagu knows his location." ”

Tovey took the initiative to ask, "Where are the others?" We may need you to lead the way. ”

Gagu was embarrassed and said, "We won't see that man after passing through the Shadow Alley, it belongs to the Shadow Lord......"

Perandon frowned slightly, but he took out a large handful of salt from the pouch again and said, "Take us there, it's all yours." ”

The other goblin was clearly impressed, and the two discussed it for a while, after which Gagu gathered all the salt and put it into a rag bag.

"Come with me."

Gagu led everyone forward, and another goblin took the salt bag. The Shadow Forest is also famous in the Qatari world, a haunted place of monsters and traps, and some hidden swamps are hidden within the forest.

The Shadow Lord is rumored to be a scheming black dragon who has been subjugated by some of the dark races.

Gagu led the two witchers through the pine forest, his movements creeping, but fortunately he was not slow, just in time to avoid the territory of some powerful hunters.

Entering the blood-soaked quagmire, the goblin's limbs moved quickly, and the two of them passed through the area quickly.

The quagmire is undoubtedly a place for monsters to gather!

Some swamp frogs leaned out of the mud in a crowded manner, and as soon as they saw their prey, they bounced and sprinted over with their huge bodies.

The slope of the earth was very high, and Perandon drew his sword from behind his back, jumped into the air, and drew a semicircle at the oncoming swamp frog, the silver brilliance tore the swamp frog's body in half, and landed on the ground to instantly attract the attention of all the swamp frogs, rushing towards the body that was frantically devouring its own kind.

"Perandon! Come here! ”

Tovey called ahead, and Perandon shook off the stinking blood from the silver sword and chased after him.

The swamp frog is just a low-level existence that can be seen everywhere in the quagmire swamp, and the monsters of this level are not the opponents of the witchers at all, and they can be killed easily, but this kind of ghost place also has a top hunter.

Shadow Lane is the ruins of an ancient city in the Shadow Forest, where some creatures settle here, and powerful monsters will not approach it, and over time, this small area has become a commercial city for some goblins.

Humans don't usually come here, so the two witchers with double swords on their backs are very eye-catching, and the ruins of the ancient city are full of all kinds of halflings and intelligent creatures.

Lane of Shadows is home to order-keeping halfling soldiers loyal to the Shadow Lords, including gnolls, jungle elves, and some barbarians.

The shops here are simple, and there is only one goblin bank where you can exchange money.

The halfling monsters who came and went were very sensitive to the blood qi that permeated the two demon hunters, and cast concerned glances, and then tried to stay away from the two as much as possible.

The Witchers did not eliminate demons, they were the Templars' Knights, and the Witchers targeted all the monsters, although the enemies they faced were often so much stronger than them that real Witchers were very rare.

"We leave here, and in times of war, outsiders are not welcome." Gagu whispered a reminder.

After Gagu took the two of them through the Shadow Alley, it was a different scene from Lin Hai, after walking out of the Shadow Alley, after passing through a forest, it was a very wide canyon!

Gagu pointed in a direction in the canyon and said, "The human, go there." ”

Perandon overlooks the entire canyon, with bare slopes on both sides, only a relatively large lake below, and the bottom of the canyon is surrounded by forest.

Tovey glanced at it and said, "It's tricky......"

"......" Perandon also nodded, it seemed that the little gold was not enough for this commission.

The two witchers saw that several halflings were already waiting on the flat slopes of the canyon.

The legend that the Shadow Lord is a black dragon has been spreading for two or three hundred years, and too many dragon slayers have gone to find out, and in the end they have never been able to return.

The poisonous gas and stench were consistent with the black dragon's lair, but the body that was at least thirty meters long was crawling on the surface, which was clearly a swamp serpent.

"Tovey?"

Perandon glanced at Tovey, only to realize that the seasoned witcher's gloves were stained with blood-red powder, ready to cast an emergency fire spell.

The serpent's body was stout, its body was circled one by one, its head was three or four times larger than the griffin head Perandon had ever seen, and its exaggerated mouth was grinning: "Despicable human? All humans are not welcome in the Shadow Forest! And you should all know that. ”

The serpent's scheming eyes intimidated the two witchers, and the snake's vertical pupils were emotionless, it was the lord of the forest, and the scales on its body were bigger than a man's palm.

While Perandon was vigilant, he was also observing the surroundings, some servants of the giant serpent stood in the distance, and at the farthest point, a man wrapped in a thick gray cloth.

"I have no intention of offending the Lord of Shadows, I am Perandon from Kellyd in Plum City. Leon! We're here for you! Perandon said, his eyes locked on the man in gray.

The serpent's tone was cold: "Perandon? The rumored brother of the Grand Duke of Meicheng, Murfar? Nice to meet you. ”

Tovey whispered, "That's the news. ”

Perandon nodded in response.

The serpent slowly circled the ground, its huge head looking around the two of them, its scales scraping on the ground, rolling up and flying small pebbles, and Perandon finally knew why there was such a large flat land in the forest, and the soil was dry like sand.

"I have great respect and admiration for Grand Duke Meurfar, but Leon has sworn to the night to be my servant, so Perandon, leave with your friends."

Perandon frowned, and he pointed to Leon to ask for the ring: "We have been commissioned by the head of the Templar Order, Milek, to retrieve the Ring of Breaking Demons that Leon stole from him. ”

"Lord of Shadows, you should know that the Knights Templar must retrieve the Ring of Broken Demons, which is no ordinary magical item."

The serpent spat scarlet and hissed dangerously, "Leave!" ”

But Perandon had already reached out and put his sword on his back, and he shook his head: "Milek paid. ”

Tovey also smiled helplessly: "It's a loss!" ”

It was hard to see what it was thinking in the snake eyes of the Shadow Lord, but the arched body was like a mountain wind, and the two witchers reacted extremely quickly, and they rolled on the spot lightly to avoid the attack of the giant snake!

The body of the snake, which was two circles thicker than the beer keg, churned on the ground, causing the ground to shake slightly!

"Tovey!" Perandon pulled out the silver sword and slashed several swords on the scales of the giant serpent, and with the blessing of the broken armor rune, the silver sword was still difficult to slash through the heavy snake skin of the Lord of Shadows! Even with all your might, you can only destroy a few pieces.

Tovey answered, looking around and roaring forward with his sword.

The Lord of Shadows attacked with great intensity, and Perandon maneuvered with him, dodging with light movements and falling with heavy silver light when attacking.

Leon also wielded a two-handed sword and rushed towards Tovey, who stabbed a centaur with a single sword, turned around and pulled out to block Leon's horizontal slash, and escaped.

Once a follower of the Lord of the Shadows and a knight of the Templar Order, Leon's swordsmanship rivaled Tovey's, and the two men slashed and slashed, while a few gnolls and barbarians gathered around him, roaring and rushing towards him.